What Can Happen To Your Brain If You Drink Too Much Alcohol?

Some people see alcohol as a pleasant snack. But to the other it is nothing more than a contemptible poison. A poison that can bring out the worst in even the most reverent gentleman or lady. In this article, we’ll discuss what can happen to your brain if you drink too much.

Alcohol

Alcohol can be considered fatal to human health. Even though skeptics believe this is just made up by companies to benefit people, one thing is certain: Over time, alcohol can even lead to senile dementia in heavy drinkers.

According to recent studies, excessive alcohol consumption can cause serious diseases in the body. These diseases include:

• Cancer
• Cognitive decline
• Irreversible brain damage
• Amnesia.

The Spanish Scientific Institute for Research on Alcohol, Alcoholism and Other Drug Problems (SOCIDROGALCOHOL) declared excessive alcohol consumption a fatal vice. They stated that alcohol is a time bomb for the body and that it is even more deadly when mixed with other hallucinogenic drugs, because the two together can widen blood vessels and cause bleeding throughout the body.

The leading cause of death in some countries

Data in Europe shows that alcohol is one of the leading causes of death in some countries on the European continent. Mainly because of the high number of deaths caused by alcohol in traffic.

dr. Antonio Terán, secretary of SOCIDROGALCOHOL and coordinator of the San Juan de Dios Addiction Center in Palencia, compiled the following list of mental illnesses that can be attributed to excessive alcohol consumption.

Mental disorders caused by alcohol abuse

Temporary psychotic attacks

These occur in nearly twenty-five percent of patients, who are completely dependent on alcohol.

Korsakov’s Syndrome

The most notable symptoms of this syndrome are severe memory impairment, which causes constant confusion and confusion in remembering important or recent events, and confabulation, the filling of the gaps in the memory with fabrications.

Wernicke’s disease

This disease is entirely characterized by confusion. Disorientation in time and space and gait and balance disorders are the most striking features. The disease can also cause paralysis of the eyes and other disorders in the body.

Depression and low self-esteem are also symptoms, which can present as side effects of excessive alcohol consumption and the use of other substances that can cause hallucinations or insanity.

Many victims

Alcohol claims millions of victims every year. Alcohol is often involved in murders, assaults and even abuses. It should therefore not be something you get value or energy from or use to feel good.

It’s okay to have a drink every now and then, but it’s important that you don’t lose control of the substance, so that you protect yourself from stupidity and so that you don’t affect  or even harm your body. So, think before you drink!